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name: Pillet
vorname: Edgar
wikidata-repräsentation: Q3047530
gnd-repräsentation: 121893634
biografische angaben: * July 29, 1912 in Saint-Christoly-Médoc, † Sept 9, 1996 in Paris. Edgard Pillet is a student of the School of Fine Arts in Bordeaux (1928) and of Fine Arts in Paris (1931). His artistic activity is important in the artistic life of post war years. Secretary General of the magazine "Art d'aujourd'hui", he collaborates alongside the “Gazette des lettres”. With Jean Dewasne, he co-founds the Abstract Art Workshop (Academy de la Grande Chaumière, Paris, 1950); this place has a definite influence on young painters of the time.
In 1951, he directs "Genesis", an abstract film. Pillet settles for a long period in the United States where he becomes a professor at the University of Louisville (Kentucky), then at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Painter, sculptor, architect, printmaker, muralist, working in the art of tapestry designer, he participates in numerous group exhibitions and many solo exhibitions are dedicated to him in France and abroad. He receives several major awards.
First, neo-Cubist, one has to situate the evolution of Pillet towards abstraction around 1948. He is probably one of the first promoters of geometric abstraction, and remains quite faithful to it. Often made of a quite severe elaboration, his works show a great richness of invention. The circle, abstract symbol of the sun, is recurrent in his work; it flourishes through it own characteristics’ reliefs ("Les creusets") where the sobriety of monochrome is appropriate.